Neither is the only opera by Morton Feldman, dating from 1977. Its libretto is a 16-line poem by Samuel Beckett. Composer and librettist had met in Berlin two years earlier with plans for a collaboration for Rome Opera. However, Beckett told Feldman that he himself did not like opera. Feldman had echoed Beckett’s sentiment, so that the work emerged in Rome as a setting for soprano soloist only, accompanied by orchestra. It could theoretically be termed a “monodrama”; however, given the creators’ disdain for opera, the label “anti-opera” fits better.
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| - Neither is the only opera by Morton Feldman, dating from 1977. Its libretto is a 16-line poem by Samuel Beckett. Composer and librettist had met in Berlin two years earlier with plans for a collaboration for Rome Opera. However, Beckett told Feldman that he himself did not like opera. Feldman had echoed Beckett’s sentiment, so that the work emerged in Rome as a setting for soprano soloist only, accompanied by orchestra. It could theoretically be termed a “monodrama”; however, given the creators’ disdain for opera, the label “anti-opera” fits better. (en)
- Neither (titolo talvolta reso in italiano con Né l’uno né l’altro) è un'opera per orchestra da camera e soprano del 1977, composta da Morton Feldman su libretto di Samuel Beckett. (it)
- Neither (título original en inglés; en español, Ninguno) es la única ópera de Morton Feldman, tiene un acto y data del año 1977. El libreto está formado por un poema de cincuenta y seis versos de Samuel Beckett. Beckett y Feldman se habían encontrado en Berlín en el año 1976, con planes para una colaboración para la Ópera de Roma. Beckett le dijo a Feldman que a él no le gustaba la ópera, y Feldman se había mostrado conforme con el sentimiento de Beckett. Neither se estrenó el 13 de mayo de 1977 en Roma. (es)
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| - Neither (título original en inglés; en español, Ninguno) es la única ópera de Morton Feldman, tiene un acto y data del año 1977. El libreto está formado por un poema de cincuenta y seis versos de Samuel Beckett. Beckett y Feldman se habían encontrado en Berlín en el año 1976, con planes para una colaboración para la Ópera de Roma. Beckett le dijo a Feldman que a él no le gustaba la ópera, y Feldman se había mostrado conforme con el sentimiento de Beckett. Neither se estrenó el 13 de mayo de 1977 en Roma. La obra es para una solista soprano y orquesta de cámara. Podía, más propiamente, ser llamada un monodrama, pero dado el propio desprecio de Feldman por la ópera, puede describirse como una anti-ópera. Es una ópera poco representada en la actualidad; en las estadísticas de Operabase aparece con sólo una representación en el período 2005-2010, siendo la primera y única representada de Morton Feldman. (es)
- Neither is the only opera by Morton Feldman, dating from 1977. Its libretto is a 16-line poem by Samuel Beckett. Composer and librettist had met in Berlin two years earlier with plans for a collaboration for Rome Opera. However, Beckett told Feldman that he himself did not like opera. Feldman had echoed Beckett’s sentiment, so that the work emerged in Rome as a setting for soprano soloist only, accompanied by orchestra. It could theoretically be termed a “monodrama”; however, given the creators’ disdain for opera, the label “anti-opera” fits better. (en)
- Neither (titolo talvolta reso in italiano con Né l’uno né l’altro) è un'opera per orchestra da camera e soprano del 1977, composta da Morton Feldman su libretto di Samuel Beckett. (it)
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